Washing-machine.



. T. c. sRBNsBN. WASHING MAGHINB. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 9, 1907.

Patented sept.29,19o8.

Arme/my@ i rrHoMAS CHRISTIAN soHENsHN, or coPENHAGHN, DENMARK lSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Y 'Application led vAugust 9, 1907. Serial No. 387,793.

To all whom "it may concern:`

Be it known that I, THOMAS CHRISTIAN Y SRENSEN, laundry pro rietor,subject of radial plates.

Denmark, residing Vat o. 1,2` Thorasvej, Copenhagen, Denmark, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in *Washing-Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the present invention isan arrangement in connection Awith.washing machinesof the kind that consist of a firm casing containingthe washing solution, inside which casing revolves aperforated drumprovidedv with bucketson its outer surface, into which drum areplacedthe clothes to be washed.

`The invention consists therein that the buckets are formed by means ofcurved plates arranged in the whole length of the drum and at a certaindistance from same, the connection between the saidkplates and the drumbeing established by means of In the accompanying drawings Figure lis atransverse sectionvof the improvement, Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowingamodified form of artition wall, andl Fig.` 3 is apartial longituinal section. Y

a is the stationary outer casing containing the washing solutionandresting on-legs b or the like. f Y

c is the revolving perforated drum which by means of artition walls dmay be divided into a suitab e number of spaces. The walls d eitherconsist of Cperforated plates or they may consist of ra i vided withballs or the like. The latter construction will preventthe vclothes frombeing damaged by the edges of the perfora` tions. VThe drum c is turnedby-means of l the spindle To the outer surface of the drum c areattached radial plates grcarrying curved plates h. The plates g and hare arranged in the whole length of the drum c and are attached withtheir `ends to the end plates of the drum, which end plates are of asomewhat larger diameter than that of the drum itself.

Between the curved plates h and the wall of the drum c will be formedbucket-Shaped spaces which, when the drum c revolves, dip

ally arranged rods pro-` down into the washing solution contained in thecasing a and get filled with the liquid.

' Through the rotation of the drum the liquid will be lifted, and whenthe drum has turned suiiciently, the clothes lying against its inner`surface will fall down, and the li uid .contained` in the bucket whichat the time is at the top of the drum,will stream through Y theperforations and'down upon the clothes.

In order to effect the washing by giving tothe .drum c alternately lsometurns to the one and some turns to the other side, the `plates h aremade to project on both sides of the plates g so as to form two bucketswhich will empty themselves alternately according to the direction inwhich the drum is turned.

In order to prevent the washing solution from getting out too quicklyfrom the buckets, the free spaces between the lates h are partly filledup by plates 7c attac ed to the end plates of the drum and to the platesh, yet so as'to leave sufficient space for the li uid to move freely.Iaving now particularly described and ascertained the nature of thisinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is:

l; A washing machine comprising a casing and a rotatable drum within thecasing for containing the material to be washed, spaced radial ribsarranged longitudinally of the drum on the peri hery thereof, platescurved concentrically with the drum and connected by their centers tothe ribs, radial partitions within the drum, said partitions beingarranged between adjacent ends of the curved plates, plates curvedconcentrically with the drumv the ends ofv said last named platesoverlapping the ends of the first named plates and secured in spacedrelation to the drum, and means connecting the ends of said plates withthe ends of the first-named plates in spaced relation.

2. A washing machine comprising a casing and a rotatable drum within thecasing for Y containing the materials to be washed, spaced radial ribsarranged longitudinally of the drum on the periphery thereof, platescurved concentrically with the drum and connected by their centers tothe ribs, the edges of said plates being spaced apart from eaeli other,In testimony whereof I have signed my and plates curved ooncentrloallyWitli the naine to this speoioatlon 1n the presence ol drum and havingtheir edges secured 1n two subscribing Witnesses.

spaced relation to the edges of the 'frst- THOMAS CHRISTIAN SRENSEN. 5named plates the ends of the last named /Vitnesses:

plates overlapping the ends of the rst ERNEST BOUTARD,

named plates. EMIL MOURITZEN.

